Question

In android I need to execute some code every 5 minutes and finish it after 2 minutes when running.

What is better to use:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/CountDownTimer.html

or

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Handler.html

I know how to implement both but I don’t know what is better and what use less memory and battery=

Answer 1

Neither. Use AlarmManager and an IntentService, with the IntentService doing the work and abandoning it after two minutes if the work is not yet completed.